Jeremy Heywood
The Lord Heywood of Whitehall | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Heywood in 2015 | |
| Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 24 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sir Gus O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Mark Sedwill |
| Head of the Home Civil Service | |
| In office September 2014 – 24 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Sir Bob Kerslake |
| Succeeded by | Sir Mark Sedwill |
| Downing Street Permanent Secretary | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 1 January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
| In office 10 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Stephen Carter |
| Succeeded by | Edward Llewellyn |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 23 January 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Tom Scholar |
| Succeeded by | James Bowler |
| In office 4 June 1999 – 10 July 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ivan Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremy John Heywood 31 December 1961 Glossop, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 4 November 2018 (aged 56) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Elizabeth Cook |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
Jeremy John Heywood, Baron Heywood of Whitehall, KCB, CVO (31 December 1961 – 4 November 2018) was a senior British civil servant. He was Cabinet Secretary from 1 January 2012, and Head of the Home Civil Service from September 2014, until stepping down in October 2018. He was the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, as well as the Downing Street Chief of Staff and the first and only Downing Street Permanent Secretary.[1][2]
Heywood was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 2017. He retired on health grounds on 24 October 2018.[3] He died on 4 November 2018 in London, aged 56.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Senior Appointments, 10 Downing Street website, 23 January 2008, archived from the original on 16 January 2010, retrieved 19 January 2010
- ↑ "Cabinet Office Structure Charts" (PDF). Cabinet Office HM Government. May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ Statement on Sir Jeremy Heywood, gov.uk, 24 October 2018
- ↑ "Former Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood dies from cancer at 56". ITV News. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ "Ex-civil service chief Sir Jeremy Heywood dies". BBC News. 4 November 2018.
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